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A Decade of MOOCs: A Review of Stats and Trends for Large-Scale Online Courses in 2021

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In 2021, two of the biggest MOOC providers had an “exit” event. Ten years ago, more than 300,000 learners were taking the three free Stanford courses that kicked off the modern MOOC movement. I was one of those learners and launched Class Central as a side-project to keep track of these MOOCs.

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In China, Online Degrees on Hold, Even as MOOCs Rise

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In fact, the country has no institution that is approved to deliver online degrees, even though it has moved rapidly to embrace MOOCs, free or low-cost online courses offered to millions throughout the country. advances in online pedagogy, such as flipped classrooms and MOOCs. MOOCs have proven wildly popular in China.

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US Edtech Funding Already Nears $1 Billion in First Half of 2019

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For the first half of 2019, the industry saw $962 million raised across 65 deals, the highest amount of funding at the halfway mark since at least 2015. edtech companies in the first half of 2019. The high tally for venture funding this year is not unique to the edtech industry.

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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

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In the next few days, thousands of edtech entrepreneurs, investors, educators and policymakers will flood a hotel in San Diego to attend the Mecca of Education Innovation Optimism known as ASU GSV. So now is the perfect time to reflect on the state of edtech. A small but mighty movement was building – and it needed time to grow.

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GSV Ventures Raises $180M Fund in Search of Global Edtech Opportunities

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This money will support edtech deals at the seed, Series A and later fundraising stages. Despite having invested in dozens of edtech startups over the past decade, Quazzo says there are no shortage of intractable problems remaining in education. Over the past couple years, GSV Ventures has been expanding its horizon beyond the U.S.

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New Technology Connects Jobseekers with Employers

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These were just some of the challenges addressed by innovative startups from across the western United States in the semi-finals of the 2018 Global EdTech Startup Awards (GESA), co-sponsored by Digital Promise and GSVlabs, and the Michelson Foundation on November 15. vocational schools, boot camps, MOOCs, etc),” Kasturiraman said. “We

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What a New Strategy at 2U Means for the Future of Online Higher Education

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They did it in 2019 when they realized the increased level of competition between online programs was leading to lower enrollment expectations, and they are doing it now. edX was never the premier MOOC brand—that title belongs to Coursera. 2U is a company that is willing to make big changes and not just ride out the storm.

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